Kā-HOLO Project: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a native cultural dance program for cardiovascular disease prevention in Native Hawaiians

• Main Authors: Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula (Author), Mele A. Look (Author), Thomas A. Wills (Author), Māpuana de Silva (Author), Tricia Mabellos (Author), Todd B. Seto (Author), Hyeong Jun Ahn (Author), Ka'imi A. Sinclair (Author), Dedra Buchwald (Author), on behalf of the Kā-HOLO Project (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CVD), hypertension affects 33% of U.S. adults. Relative to other US races and ethnicities, Native Hawaiians have a high prevalence of hypertension and are 3 to 4 times more likely to have CVD. Effective, cultu...